About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Zhang He, Lady Zhen, Xun Yu, Yuan Tan, Gao Lan, Guo Jia, Yuan Shang, Guo Tu, Chunyu Qiong, Wen Chou, Ju Shou, Yan Liang, Tian Feng, Lu Kuang, Han Fu, Ying Shao, Chen Lin, Xu You, Pang Ji, Yuan Xi, Zhou Yu, Zhu Ling, Gao Gan, Guo Yuan, Shen Pei, Zhou Ang, Yuan Yi, Qu Yi, Chen Zhen, Xin Ping, Cen Pi, Cui Yan, Lu Weihuang, Han Juzi, Sui Gu, Lu Xiang, Wang Xiu, Xun Chen, Wang Men, Gao Rou, Ju Hu, Sui Yuanjin, Jiang Yiqu, Su You. Excerpt: Liu Bei (161 - 21 June 223) was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Despite having a later start than his rivals and lacking both the material resources and social status they commanded, Liu Bei overcame his many defeats to carve out his own realm, which at its peak spanned modern day Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, part of Hubei and part of Gansu. Culturally, due to the popularity of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Liu Bei is widely known as the ideal benevolent, humane ruler who cared for his people and selected good advisors for his government. His fictional character was a salutary example of a ruler who adhered to the Confucian set of moral values, such as loyalty and compassion. Historically, Liu Bei was a brilliant politician and leader whose skill was a remarkable demonstration of a Legalist. His political philosophy can best be described by the Chinese idiom "Confucian in appearance but Legalist in substance (Chinese: pinyin: ru bi o f l )," a style of governing which had become the norm after the founding of the Han Dynasty. According to the Records of Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was born in Zhuo County, Zhuo Commandery (present day Zhuozhou, Baoding, Hebei). He was a descendant of Liu Zhen, the son of Liu Sheng, a son of Emperor Jing. However, ...
